SNUB


Meaning of SNUB in English

— snubber , n — snubbingly , adv.

/snub/ , v. , snubbed, snubbing , n. , adj.

v.t.

1. to treat with disdain or contempt, esp. by ignoring.

2. to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark.

3. to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable that is running out).

4. to check (a boat, an unbroken horse, etc.) by means of a rope or line made fast to a fixed object.

5. to pull up or stop abruptly in such a manner.

n.

6. an act or instance of snubbing.

7. an affront, slight, or rebuff.

8. a sudden check given to a rope or cable running out, a moving boat, or the like.

adj.

9. (of the nose) short and turned up at the tip.

10. blunt.

[ 1300-50; ME snubben snubba to scold, reprimand; c. MLG snuben ]

Syn. 1. slight. 2. stop, reprove, reprimand.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .